Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-04
THE NEWS In VERM0Nf.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.


James East was arrested on the charge
of Oigamy, hut on examination was dis
charged for lack of evidence against him.
.....I In the case of Lavigne against Por-
ter for assault Porter was bound over in
1900, to County Court.
The Burlington Woollen company have
received an order for 10000 yards of chew
teachers for the town of Colchester will
be held at the school house in this village,
Nov. 11...... Peter Fountains horse ran
away early Monday morning. The light
buggy to which he was hitched came in
contact with the iron hitchpg post in
front of Johonnott's drug store, and the
result was broken post and II badly de-
molshed buggy. Che horse was thrown
down and severely bruised. .....A man
from across the river and one Of our
Jownsmen amused themselves Sunday by
pounding each other. The Burlington
man received severe drubbing and was
not able to appear before Il justice yester
day ; the other WAS able TO he out aud pay
his fine.
Denis Cain was caught by a belt in the
woollen mill and lifted from the floor. He
disengaged himself, but in falling struck
on a machine and hroke two ribs, .......
James Whalen who was charged with
stealing $40 from Mc3ride's market was
acquitted ..... At the last teachers meet
ing Miss Chase reud paper on number
work in the primary grade ....... The
i}ouudabout ciub met Tuesday evening
with y. j. StevcnS
The Weekly Free Press from
this date il reduced one half--it
is now only 0AE DOLLAR a
year.
CHARLOTTE.
Farmers III town nre expecting to realize
So per hushel for their winter fruit. ....
q IA f,priipl1 a =
cents per bushel vt our station this week.
Tor Boston market......F. H. Hosford re-
Gently shipped large quantity of acorns
10 Europe. w. w. Higbee has some
of the finest winter fruit III town and is
expecting good price for it......O. H.
Alexander has been shipping quite u
quantity of seed potatoes South, some of
which Will go to Texas ana some to Eu-
rope ..,... Miss Emma Leavenworth,
daughter, of III. Ieavenworth has just re-
tprned from Chicago. Frank II. Alex
ander and James Bole. formerly of Bur
.ington, will return home from northern
Michigan the middle of November by
way of st. Paul. Chicago aud New York.
$50. James White and Mr.. Nix of New
York are in town buying fruit: $3.50. Mrs.
L. r. Hubbeli is dangerously ill.,. Mr.
:. z. Russell is enlarging his store.
BOLTON
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Morse left Wednes-
day evening for Windsor, Missouri, where
of Waterbury is engaged to teach the
East Bolton school this winter.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Miss Cadle Willard has gone to Hart
ford Conn. to spend the winter with her
uncle, DR.. George FL. Packard. ... G.. f.
Humphrey is moving back co his mothers
farm. He will take possession the first
Of November. Horace Babcock, one
Of the oldest residents of this town, died
Monday night he was 81 years old last
;he Centre aud had always lived there or
at the Centre. The funeral occurred
Wednesday afternoon. 900. Mrs. button,
IN old lady who lives in Nashville is in
very poor health. and is not expected to
get better. .....t. S. Ransom is finishing
,he repairs Gu his house that were begun
!ast year. ...It is reported that Ii. S.
Woods who went to California a few
weeks since. is liable to return to Yer
mont. .... Ed Guyett who has been sick
getting better. 49,. Mrs. Cass will spend
.he winter at this place with her mother.
Mrs. Jordan! ',.
wEsIroHD
The creameries and cheese factory have
Closed business for the season The Sep
;ember and October cheese was sold for
Q cents per pound. The law suit be-
tween A. Stone and r. d. Burns, was
continued without costs. The first snow
OF the season appeared Oh the 3oth of DC
cober. An oyster supper for the benefit
Of the Congregational society took place
.aso week at Dimick's hotel, ald on We'd
lesday this week, at the vestry, 4 chicken
pie festival for the benefit of the Baptist
church. II. Is. Howard has purchased
\ beautiful Ben Franklin colt, three years
oldNbf II. I. Cuts Of Orwell. IS. II. and
=. y. MaComber are building Il store
house ut Essex station. Frank Hayward
%: the |. Y. Nj. 'ol, is engaged to teach
I winter term OF school in district No. II,
II. +. Gavvin OF Essex has engaged TO
Osgood hill. Miss &. L. Cosgritl dis
plsv" nnr- Jniiiioar' popdH for sale, "t
the resiueLca cf L4rs. NJ. I. grow ana the
aides are happy. Don D. Smith has
-ented Mrs. Sbepardson's farm in Fairfax
and takes possession this week ...k Il. O.
Perry has advertised his farm for sale. e..
=. i. Parker engaged to meet the dairy
men at the Centre last Saturday with &
view 10 erect a butter and cheese factory
4 he could secure their patronage. The
1armers were not very enthusiastic ant
nothing decisive WAS done
ESSEN JUNCTION.
Mathew Graham, who has been tele
graph operator in the depot here for tn,
last two years, has been appointed station
hRtuG dU bcOlHld lSuSSuc bdhCl 10 "
De the night operator here in the depot
Mr.. Davis who has been living il
leonard Snyder's house has moved to WI
nooski. ... jerome CUlmau, who ha
been III Johnson's mil! for the past tire
years has gone 70 Piattsburgh 10 work il
a g-ist mill there ..... John LadeaU il
aow driving Johnson's delivery team.
There was u very pleasant gathering "A
NJ. James Douglass's. Monday evening
t being the 18th anniversary OF their MAJ
riage There were present some so rela
tiyes and neighbors. including Rev. Nh
IaZen and Mrs. Croft, Mr.. and Mrs. Rol
inson, parents OF Mrs. Douglass iron
Richmond, Milo Douglass and wife fror
Jericho, Sheldon Douglass from Willis
Ton. Rev. Mr.. HaHen, who performed tn
marriage ceremony, Il years ago, in be